Civilization

We know when this happened, where it happened, and how it happened. With the use of Clay, that could be used for making houses and walls, and even writing. 

It was then forgotten. 

It was rediscovered by interpreting its writing on brick tablets. Brick was Clay that had been baked, to turn it into a ceramic that would last forever. There was so much of this, they were used by the British as Railroad ballast. 

But it was not interesting at first, because it was boring: long lists of Temple offerings. Gradually, it became more interesting, because novels were written. Some of the characters in these novels were Temple Prostitutes, which may never have existed, but made for a good story.  

But the favorite story was that of a relationship between two men. And believe me, it was interesting because one man was turned from an animal into a man (with the help of a woman). Which seemed reasonable, to the readers of the time - who were determined to be entertained.